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Lord WILLOUGHBY: / Being a true Relation of a famous and bloody BATTEL fought in Flanders, / by the Noble and Valiant Lord Willoughby, with 1500 English, against 40000 Spa- / niards, where the English obtain'd a notable Victory, to the Glory and Renown of our / Nation.University of California - Santa BarbaraThe Early Modern CenterEnglish Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA)DirectorPatricia FumertonAssociate DirectorCarl G Stahmer?-?Early Modern Center, University of California Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA07/02/201433124

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R2270741Lord WilloughbyLord WilloughbyLord willoughbyTHe fifteenth Day of July, / with glistering Spear and Shield;
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1: 392Lord WILLOUGHBY: / Being a true Relation of a famous and bloody BATTEL fought in Flanders, / by the Noble and Valiant Lord Willoughby, with 1500 English, against 40000 Spa- / niards, where the English obtain'd a notable Victory, to the Glory and Renown of our / Nation.Lord WILLOUGHBY:
Being a true Relation of a famous and bloody BATTEL fought in Flanders,
by the Noble and Valiant Lord Willoughby, with 1500 English, against 40000 Spa-
niards, where the English obtain’d a notable Victory, to the Glory and Renown of our
Nation.
Lord WILLOUGHBY: Being a true Relation of a famous and bloody BATTLE fought in Flanders, by the Noble and Valiant Lord Willoughby, with 1500 English, against 40000 Spaniards, where the English obtained a notable Victory, to the Glory and Renown of our Nation.?-?A.M. W.O. and T. Thackeray

Lord WILLOUGHBY:Being a true Relation of a famous and bloody BATTEL fought in Flanders,by the Noble and Valiant Lord Willoughby, with 1500 English, against 40000 Spa-niards, where the English obtain'd a notable Victory, to the Glory and Renown of ourNation. To the Tune of, Lord Willoughby, etc.

THe fifteenth Day of July,with glittering Spear and Shield,A famous Fight in Flanders,was soughten in the field:The most couragious Officers,was English Captains three;But the bravest Man in Battelwas brave Lord Willoughby.The next was Captain Norris,a valiant Man was he,The other Captain Turner,that from strid would never flee:With fifteen hundred fighting Men,alas, there was no more,O hes fought with forty thousand thenupon the bloody shore.Stand to it noble Pike-men,and look you round about.And shoot you right you Bow-men,and we will keep them out.

You Musket and Cavalier Men,do you prove true to me,I'll be the foremost Man in fight,says brave Lord Willoughby.And then the bloody Enemythey fiercely did assail,And fought it out most valiantly,not doubting to prevail:The wounded men on both sides fell,most piteously to see,Yet nothing could the courage quellof brave Lord Willoughby.For seven hours to all Mens view,this Fight endured sore,Until our Men so feeble grewthat they could fight no more:And then upon dead Horsesfull savourly they eat;And drank the Puddle-water,for no better could they get.

When they had fed so freely,they kneeled on the ground,And praised God devoutlyfor the favour they had found:And bearing up their Colours,the fight they did renew,And turning towards the Spaniards,five thousand more they slew.The sharp steel pointed Arrows,and Bullets thick did flye,Then did our valiant Souldierscharge on most furiously:Which made the Spaniards waver,they thought it best to flee;They fear'd the stout behaviourof brave Lord Willoughby.Then quoth the Spanish General,Come let us march away,I fear we shall be spoyled all,if that we longer stay:For yonder comes Lord Willoughbywith courage fierce and fell,He will not give one inch of wayfor all the Devils in Hell.And then the fearful Enemywas quickly put to flight,Our Men pursu'd couragiously,and rout their forces quite:

But at the last they gave a shout,which ecchoed through the Sky,God and St. George for England,the Conquerors did cry.This news was brought to Englandwith all the speed might be;And told unto our gracious Queenof this same Victory:O this is brave, Lord Willoughbymy love hath ever won,Of all the Lords of Honourhe great deeds hath done.For Souldiers that were maimedand wounded in the fray,The Queen allow'd a Pensionof eighteen-pence a day;Besides all cost and chargesshe quit and set them free;And this she did all for the sakeof brave Lord Willoughby.Then courage noble English Men,and never be dismay'd,If that we be but one to ten,we will not be afraid,To fight with foreign Enemies,and set out Nation free;And thus I end the bloody boutof brave Lord Willoughby.